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Plus: the traditions we keep and the traditions we create.

We travel for plenty of foods. Why not these?

The golden age of the documentary is over. What’s replaced it is grim.

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Dec. 26, 2024.

Obviously, I'm doing something wrong.

Every other sex scene wishes it could do what Babygirl does.

People would hate me at first for making them watch it—but I think they would wind up loving it.

Every vacation day I have goes to this. Every one.

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Dec. 25, 2024.

Devotees of heirloom apples are seeking something deeper than culinary excellence—but are these vintage fruits really so special?

Is the organization due a reckoning—or a full-on folding up?

I want to try, though.

Megalopolis was the single best theatrical experience I had in 2024.

Robert Eggers’ latest comes out on Christmas Day. That doesn’t mean you should take the kiddies.

This should be such a joyous time of year.

I'm livid.

Carvell Wallace from Slate’s How To podcast shares one of the best episodes of 2024.

How the JUUL ban opened the door for even more unregulated, disposable vapes.

Marlon James, the show’s creator, knows that at the end, we all have to make a choice.

If this situation has you questioning whether anything you read on the internet is real, well, that's the right response to have.

The GOAT died at age 65, but he won’t be forgotten.

Republican objections to these investigations tell us something about their cynical worldview.

I’ve noticed something in the holiday blockbuster that most Americans would have missed.

What Biden did for 37 people on federal death row is in itself momentous. But it’s not enough.

Babygirl isn’t meant to shock you. It’s meant to do something better.